See the marginal references. To “build a sure house,” or “give a house,” means to provide a continuous line of descendants, thus securing the famil…

Take thee ten pieces. —The message delivered by Ahijah first repeats exactly the former warning to Solomon ([Reference 1 …

And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee And be obedient thereunto:

and wilt…

In explaining why God tore the kingdom from the house of Solomon, Ahijah warned Jeroboam to be careful that sin did not cost him his advancement. Y…